Regarding Apprentice, I always am intrigued when a title I’ve never heard of is given an extensive restoration. It sounds like, at the very least, it has some literary and acting merit. But, does it have any supporters? Has anyone made any claims for it, beyond the novelty of “reteaming” Sutherland with Don’t Look Now screenwriter Scott? What was the motivation in bringing this title to definitive home video treatment - does it have individual merit, or is it being released as part of a bigger deal involving other titles?

BTW I’d love to see Puffball get the Arrow treatment - materials and rights permitting - reuniting Don’t Look Now director and star.

Genuinely intrigued, hence my curiosity, as I am with Indicator’s announcement of Absolution.

I saw Horrors of Malformed Men about a decade ago when it was released by Synapse. To be honest, I don't remember a whole lot except that it played like a combination of Freaks and The Island of Dr. Moreau, and that there was quite a bit of gratuitous nudity (though not necessarily of the erotic sort). Among the freakish experiments on display are animal-human hybrids and mixed sex conjoined twins. It was very colorful and dreamlike, but not something I've had any desire in the ensuing years to revisit. Frankly, beyond the first experience of its weirdness, there's just not that much to it.

I am glad to see The Baby coming out, though. I hope it will be an improvement on the Severin release, which looked very washed out and muted. This features a great, hag-horror performance from Ruth Roman and a surprising challenge to our initial sympathies.

Incident In A Ghostland is written and directed by Pascal Laugier, of Martyrs fame (I note that he also wrote and directed a 2012 film starring Jessica Biel and Jodelle Ferland in between, The Tall Man)

Heh the reason there's a ton of nudity is because is because it's a type of Pink film called Ero Guro which is essentially an attempt to great a sort of grotesque eroticism. Looking at more details it appears to have either been banned in Japan or faces screening issues although I cannot attest to the veracity of either claim though. Weird. Hoping the release goes more into it.

Picked up Kat Ellinger book on Sergio Martino and in "Martino on disc" section, it says Torso is getting US only release from Arrow...

A few weeks ago, Sean Phillips posted a WIP that appeared to be the killer from Torso. He also posted a WIP of Django and liked a tweet asking if it was going to end up at the same place as one of his previous Arrow covers.